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Saturday, May 11, 2019

Sunday Post: May's TBR List Winner

My TBR List is a meme hosted by the awesome Michelle at Because Reading. It’s a fun way to choose a book from your TBR pile to read. The 1st Sunday of every month, I will list 3 books I am considering reading and take a poll as to which you think I should read. I will read the winner that month, and my review will follow (unfortunately, not likely in the same month, but eventually--that's all I can promise).

Sorcerer to the Crown and The Last Namsara could not hold a candle to Shadow of the Fox, which was this month's clear winner.

Shadow of The Fox (Shadow of the Fox #1) by Julie Kagawa

One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish—and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.

Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. A new age is about to dawn.

Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure—one part of the ancient scroll.

There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. Fate brings Kage and Yumeko together. With a promise to lead him to the scroll, an uneasy alliance is formed, offering Yumeko her best hope for survival. But he seeks what she has hidden away, and her deception could ultimately tear them both apart.

With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. They are the key to the fate of the world itself. [Goodreads Summary]

Thank you for voting! I hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy Reading!

Looks like you had an awesome weekend. What did you think of Endgame? I need to see the Pokemon movie. Maybe tomorrow I'll go check it out. Also, I enjoyed the Spiderverse movie a lot more than I thought I would.

Evelina - I hope you've been able to see Endgame. I know you wanted to. I was hoping we could fit in Aladdin this weekend, but no one wants to move today. Haha. Maybe for my husband's birthday next weekend . . .

This month is always a great month for movie debuts. I saw that the Pikachu movie was coming out with the Avengers when we went to the movies this week....I wonder which one did better at the box office.

The Shadow of the Fox looks like it is going to be brilliant. I hope you enjoy it a lot.

I was going to say it by ShelleyRae did. Shadow of the Fox is a free audio through Wednesday. I got it and want to listen to it. I voted for Sorcerer of the Crown because I loved it. Happy Mother's Day!

Bryan - I was sure I wouldn't care for Into the Spider-Verse, but like both you and your wife, liked it quite a bit. We've seen it again since the first viewing because my daughter wanted her grandmother to see it too during her visit.

Enjoy your books! I am staying for a few days with my daughter, since I was just released from the hospital...and I'm hoping to move into a senior apartment nearby. I know that I've bad-mouthed my daughter's goal of settling me into one, but after my "Big Awful Event" of 5/8 and the subsequent hospitalization, I am ready. LOL.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of this month's book. I know nothing about the book but the author has been on my list for awhile. I have a feeling Detective Pikachu is in my future pretty soon. Glad to hear Mouse liked it! I hope you're having a great week!

I hope you had a wonderful Mother's day weekend. Sounds like you guys had fun catching up with movies. It's been ages since we've gone to the movies and I'd really like to check out Avengers. Looking forward to what you think of this book!

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At the age of five, Literary Feline (aka Wendy) was diagnosed as a fabulavore. Due to the low story content of movies and television, she has required a steady supply of books to provide her sustenance. She currently resides in California with her loving husband, adorable daughter, and two affectionate and sassy cats. Literary Feline has broadened her nutritional sources by reviewing books. Please note: Literary Feline is not a bibliovore. She's not eating the books for goodness' sake.